The Spark
It's not easy to get inspired these days. Everything has been done and then done again a couple of times over. In all that recycling, it's hard to find something genuine and personal of value. As a new teacher, I think being open and finding new things to impart is crucial to the teaching and learning cycle. Although, I have seen and/or experienced a few (too few) inspirational teachers growing up, the whirlpool that children are now born into, is making that breed of teacher somewhat obsolete. I'm a a fan and advocate of good old fashioned values, but how it's presented (especially in Asia where teachers can sometimes be archaic) makes all the difference.
It's not easy to get inspired these days. Everything has been done and then done again a couple of times over. In all that recycling, it's hard to find something genuine and personal of value. As a new teacher, I think being open and finding new things to impart is crucial to the teaching and learning cycle. Although, I have seen and/or experienced a few (too few) inspirational teachers growing up, the whirlpool that children are now born into, is making that breed of teacher somewhat obsolete. I'm a a fan and advocate of good old fashioned values, but how it's presented (especially in Asia where teachers can sometimes be archaic) makes all the difference.
Today's Highlight
So, #1 in my entry is the simple joy of finding random things that spark a teacher's imagination and heart to inspire little minds. There is an excitement in wanting to go to 'work' on a Monday morning, chewing on a nugget of wisdom and finding little moments to slip some of it in. Everything has got to be right - the topic/area of discussion, the mood and the right, often impish, question that sets it all off. The lesson would now have moved from the book and board -to life. That, for me, is a day well spent; when they walk away mulling over something beyond the syllabus.
How it began?
From the time I started a short while ago, not a day goes by without something jumping out at me and enhancing my walk as a teacher. This blog has been inspired by http://1000awesomethings.com/ (picture shows an article in the Reader's Digest on the author who wrote 1000 Awesome Things) and I like the thought of documenting my journey. I hope all you teachers, students and life-long learners/educators will take a stroll with me here once in awhile. And your insights will be greatly valued.
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